Tag: Baylor University

LGBTQ+

Baylor University Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Supporting LGBTQ+ Student Group

Baylor University’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution 26 to 9 to approve the LGBTQ+ support group Gamma Alpha Upsilon as an officially chartered student organization, Baylor Lariat reported. This resolution asks the school administration to allow the group to be an official organization. “This is not a policy vote or governance vote. It is our […]

February 10, 2021

COVID-19

Three More Universities Announce Face-to-Face Fall Semester

Three more universities have announced they plan to reopen for the fall semester with in-person classes, campus housing and dining facilities, and with enhanced coronavirus protection protocols. Washburn University, based in Topeka, Kansas, said it plans to take extra steps for the safety of everyone on campus and will institute appropriate social distancing and enhanced […]

April 29, 2020

News Roundup

UT Dallas Bans Student Accused of Rape from Campus

Jacob Anderson, a  former fraternity president at Baylor University who was accused of rape, has been banned from the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas). where he is currently a student. On Wednesday, university president Dr. Richard Benson published a statement on Twitter stating that Anderson is not allowed on campus as a student or […]

December 13, 2018

Opinion

Research Design Flaws Identified in Study Suggesting That Chief Diversity Officers “Hurt” Diversity

Last week, numerous media outlets highlighted a working paper submitted to the National Bureau of Economic Research contending that Chief Diversity Officers have no influence on faculty diversification and that their presence inversely influences the diversity of tenured faculty. The articles were widely shared in social media and received a visceral response from diversity experts who questioned the motivation for the study, analytic approach, its theoretical underpinnings, and interpretation of the results.

September 13, 2018

News Roundup

Ex-Baylor Athletic Director: Black Athletes Made Scapegoats

AUSTIN, Texas – The former athletic director at Baylor University alleges that regents schemed to make Black football players scapegoats for a decades-long problem of sexual assault at the nation’s largest Baptist school, and that he resigned rather than be part of a massive cover-up. Ian McCaw said he was “disgusted” by the racism and […]

June 28, 2018

Sports

Arthur Ashe Scholar: Blaise Taylor, Committed to Serving Others

Blaise Taylor of Arkansas State University, this year’s Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar, is a gifted defensive back who holds the school’s record for career punt return yards and finished his collegiate career as a three-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection.

April 4, 2018

Students

Baylor Settles Suit That Alleged Rape ‘Culture of Violence’

AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University has settled a federal lawsuit filed by a former student who said she was gang raped by two football players and alleged the program at the nation’s largest Baptist school fostered a “culture of violence.” The settlement is one of several in recent weeks as Baylor moves to close out […]

September 5, 2017

Students

Baylor Settlements Could Signal Trend of More to Come

AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University’s recent settlement of a high-profile federal lawsuit suggests the nation’s largest Baptist school may be willing to reach more deals to help move past its sexual assault scandal. Federal lawsuits have piled up over the last year as the scandal mounted with allegations of a football program that acted above […]

August 23, 2017

Students

New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Failures Under New Rape Policies

WACO, Texas — A woman who reported that she’d been sexually assaulted filed a lawsuit Monday against Baylor University, alleging questions she faced from the university shifted blame away from her attacker toward her. The lawsuit filed in a Waco federal court on Monday alleges Baylor’s response to the attack violated federal Title IX laws […]

August 22, 2017

Students

Baylor University Ordered to Provide Sex Assault Reports Dating to 2003

WACO, Texas — A judge has ordered Baylor University to turn over to plaintiffs’ attorneys records of all cases of sexual assault and harassment since 2003 in a lawsuit against the nation’s largest Baptist school. A group of women is suing Baylor, claiming the school in Texas mishandled or ignored claims of sexual assault for […]

July 27, 2017

Students

New Program: Centenary College to Baylor Nursing School

SHREVEPORT, La. — Centenary College says a new program helps science graduates enter a one-year program at Baylor University’s nursing school. Representatives from the schools in Shreveport and Dallas signed the agreement last week. Centenary spokeswoman Kate Pedrotty says students who graduate with all of the courses required to get into Baylor’s FastBacc program will […]

July 25, 2017

Students

Baylor Settles Lawsuit with Woman Who Alleged Sexual Assault

AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with a former student who accused the nation’s largest Baptist school of fostering a “hunting ground for sexual predators” and mishandling her alleged attack in 2015. A settlement notice was filed in federal court in Waco, Texas on Thursday. No details were released, […]

July 9, 2017